Lists of Figure and Tables .........................................................................................................iv
Acronyms ..................................................................................................................................v
Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................ vii
Executive Summary .................................................................................................................ix
1. Introduction .........................................................................................................................1
1.1. Background ................................................................................................................1
1.2. Research Objectives ..................................................................................................2
2. Methodology and Approaches ............................................................................................3
3. Overview of Cambodia’s Rural Population and Agricultural Sector .............................7
3.1. Cambodia’s Rural Population .........................................................................................7
3.2. The Agricultural Sector ...................................................................................................8
3.3. Agriculture’s Contribution to GDP .................................................................................8
4. Current Agricultural Practices and Technologies ..........................................................13
4.1. Major Themes in Agro-ecological Zones ......................................................................13
4.2. Crop Cultivation ............................................................................................................14
4.2.1. Rice .....................................................................................................................14
4.2.2. Other Major Cash Crops .....................................................................................18
4.2.3. Rubber Plantation ................................................................................................20
4.3. Livestock .......................................................................................................................21
4.4. Fertiliser ........................................................................................................................22
4.5. Fisheries ........................................................................................................................23
4.5.1. Coastal Fisheries .................................................................................................24
4.5.2. Inland Fisheries ...................................................................................................29
4.6. Forest Resources ...........................................................................................................34
5. Access to Credit and Market ............................................................................................39
5.1. Credit .............................................................................................................................39
5.2. Infrastructure .................................................................................................................41
6. Climate Constraints to the Agricultural Sector ..............................................................47
6.1. General Overview of Cambodia’s Climate ...................................................................47
6.2. Flood .............................................................................................................................49
6.3. Drought .........................................................................................................................50
6.4. Legal Framework and Policy on Climate Change ........................................................52
7. Discussion and Conclusions ..............................................................................................55
8. Recommendations ..............................................................................................................57
References ...............................................................................................................................58
Appendices ..............................................................................................................................63
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